Ddingdingding~ Good morning~ Ddingdingding~ Ba-ba-ba Ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba Good morning~

The alarm rang.

It was so loud.

I reached out my arm towards the pillow.

My hands were shaking, and because of that, my fingers just grazed the phone without turning off the alarm.

Ba-ba-ba Ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba Good morning~

It was so loud.

I felt around my bed, trying to locate my phone.

Due to the increasing tremors in my hands, I couldn’t press the screen properly, and the alarm continued to blare.

Ba-ba-ba Ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba Beautiful day~

So loud, LOUD, LOUD!

I furiously smashed the screen of my phone.

But still, the alarm didn’t stop.

Ba-ba-ba-ba It’s a beautiful day~ Ddingdingding~

“AAAAAAAH!!!!!”

I screamed and threw my phone.

It bounced off the wall with a thud and rolled to the floor.

The phone’s body and battery separated, and the screen turned as black as sludge.

And then,

Ddingdingding~

The alarm rang.

My heart was racing as if it were about to explode.

My hands trembled uncontrollably, and my breathing was so rapid that I couldn’t even distinguish between inhaling and exhaling.

I tumbled out of bed, crawling to the bathroom like a bug.

Upon reaching the bathroom, I repeatedly tried to steady my shaking hands on the floor until I finally managed to place my head on the toilet, gripping it with both hands.

Good morning~

“Uuh-! Waaagh… Huuugh… Keugh…”

From my mouth, nose, and eyes.

All holes on my face except my ears released a variety of things.

The emotional sludge rotting inside my body stank as it flowed out.

The alarm sound that entered my ears felt like it was scrambling through my body and escaping out of my face.

Though there wasn’t really any alarm sound in the first place.

Ddingdingding~

I knew the truth.

It was a song originally used as an alarm that shouldn’t exist in the phone from this world anyway.

Even though I had seen that no alarm was set on the phone when I checked it on the first day I fell into this world.

Ba-ba-ba Ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba Good morning~

Every time I woke up, that alarm sound echoed.

Each time I realized this, I desperately ignored it; it was proof that I wasn’t okay.

As I flushed the toilet, I let out a bitter laugh.

Ba-ba-ba Ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba Good morning~

There’s no way I could be okay. Ba-ba-ba-ba In truth, I was suffering so much that I felt like I’d go insane. It’s a beautiful day~ Suddenly, waking up in a novel world. Ddingdingding~ My body was on fire. Ddingdingding~ And on top of that, my body was now that of a girl. Good morning~ If I think back to the ending of the novel I read before coming here. Ddingdingding~ Many people died. Ba-ba-ba To survive, I need to be friends with Sylvia. Ba-ba I’ll buy her macarons. Ba-ba-ba-ba Yoon Si-woo. Good morning~ The Sword of Truth. Ba-ba-ba If I’m careful, I can deceive them. Ba-ba Deceive them all. Ba-ba-ba-ba Even myself. Good morning~ A promise made with a pinky must be kept. Ba-ba Dad. Ba-ba Live strong. Ba-ba-ba-ba I’m not the protagonist. Change a beautiful future? Day~ Impossible. Ba I’m scared. Ba Of unknown dangers. Ba I might die. Ba I want to live. This school. Ba Friends. Hmm Memories. Bouh Mom. Tee I want to see you. Full Can I go back? Day, I don’t know. I~ must live. Dding With Sylvia. Ding As a friend. Ding~ I must be.

Ddingdingding~

I straightened up.

Turning off the shower, I looked in the mirror and saw a girl with a terrible expression, drenched, her clothes sticking to her.

I tossed away my soaked pajamas.

With a moderate burst of heat, my wet body and hair dried instantly.

Good morning~

I wrung out my pajamas and hung them up, then put on the uniform that was hanging on the hanger.

I grabbed my bag, strapped it on my back, and put the battery back in my phone that had fallen on the floor.

Ready for school, I glanced in the mirror through the open bathroom door.

Ddingdingding~

In the mirror, a girl, though neatly dressed, still wore a pathetic expression.

Trying to turn my face into a neutral expression didn’t work perfectly.

So, I thought it would be easier to make a different expression.

I silently spoke to the girl in the mirror.

Why are you so serious?

Smile.

And the girl smiled.

*

“Did something good happen?”

The class president asked me during morning cleaning.

Her somewhat unexpected question made me tilt my head, and she continued.

“No, it’s just that for some reason, you’re smiling this morning.”

Smiling?

Ah, right. I was smiling.

Today, I was in “Smile Evande” mode.

While I thought of a response to the class president’s question, I heard a song.

Ba-ba-ba-ba It’s a beautiful day~ Ddingdingding~

“It’s just, the weather is nice.”

I answered like that.

The class president nodded at my response and said.

“Indeed, the weather is great today.”

I casually glanced out the window and confirmed it was genuinely bright and sunny.

It really was a beautiful day.

The birds were chirping, and the flowers were blooming…

On a day like this, someone like me, a fire user, should be burning in hell…

WA! Sans! Papyrus!

If the song I was currently hearing was not “Good Morning” but the BGM from Undertale, I could have imagined dodging incoming attacks and having a more exhilarating day.

Reflecting on a game that was famous in the original world, I finished cleaning.

Once the cleaning was done, as usual, children began arriving at school one by one, and a few students greeted me.

When I returned the greetings, those looking at me wore expressions as if they had seen something strange.

I wondered if something was behind me, but there was nothing.

It felt like everyone conspired to give me a hidden camera surprise.

More importantly, we had battles right from the first period today.

In the original world, having gym class first period was one of the worst schedules. I believed gym should always happen in the afternoon.

It’s obvious that if you move in the morning, you’re definitely going to be sleepy after lunch.

I cast a resentful glance at Eve, who had set up this horrific timetable.

Eve, still clad in her pointy hat and robe shouting “I’m a wizard,” wore a cheeky smile that suited her tiny stature and announced gleefully.

“Today, it’s a battle, just like last time! We’ll create matchups so that you won’t battle the same opponents as last time, so think ahead about how you’ll fight against whoever you get matched with!”

Following Eve’s call, we paired up two by two, donned protective gear, and stepped into the combat area next to the gym.

Then, whoosh boom.

Sylvia faced an opponent using ranged abilities and crushed them under overwhelming firepower, while the class president met another close-combat student and decisively outmaneuvered them with her speed, winning effortlessly.

It was clear that the other students had also grown more accustomed to fighting compared to their first battles.

Though I could see that…

Do you know that even if you’re watching an epic battle scene from Lord of the Rings, if the BGM is “Good Morning,” it’ll seem incredibly funny?

Because of the song echoing in my head, the battle felt like a child’s play!

Gyaa!

While I internally let out a cry of anguish that no one could understand, I heard Eve’s voice calling my name.

Hey. Who’s my opponent?

“Evande, your opponent is Siwoo! Show us a magnificent match worthy of 200 points!”

I was in trouble.

I silently sympathized with myself as I put on my protective gear.

I saw Yoon Siwoo, across from me, looking at me with a complicated expression.

It must be uncomfortable for him to look me in the face after the mess we made yesterday.

I felt the same way.

To avoid meeting his gaze, I lowered my eyes slightly.

For now, I decided not to look above his neck.

From now on, you are Yoon Siwoo the Dullahan.

Thinking that, I took my fighting stance.

In a fighting stance, the most important thing is footwork.

I lightly bounced my body, always ready to move.

…As the song resonated in my head, I was unconsciously stepping along to the beat.

Since it had come to this, I’d just let myself be carried away by the “Good Morning” beat!

“If you’re ready… begin!”

Start!

The moment the holographic words announcing the start of the duel appeared, I dashed forward.

In a fight, the most important thing is to strike first.

In more sophisticated terms, they also say “first hit wins.”

It seemed that Siwoo knew that too, as he immediately launched himself towards me.

Due to the passive from the indomitable sacred sword boosting his physical abilities, he was extremely fast.

He was even quicker than the class president, who specialized in speed battles.

A light sparkled in Yoon Siwoo’s previously empty hand.

Suddenly, a sword swung toward me at an alarming speed, and I quickly ducked to avoid it.

Using the momentum of my bent knees, I propelled myself forward.

Flames flared up in my right hand.

Here, take this, you bastard.

I threw a punch.

And then, I heard a strange sound, like “teeeng.”

Teeeng?

At that moment, a large sword appeared in Yoon Siwoo’s hand.

My punch was blocked by a shield he projected in front of him.

Damn cheater with your equipment, if you do that, what does that make the class president…

In an instant, Yoon Siwoo switched from the sword he was holding and swung at me.

Thinking I couldn’t avoid it, I instinctively reached out my hand to block the attack.

Like an idiot, I tried to block a sword with my hand, so of course, blood splattered.

Blood streamed down from my palm where the blade had dug in.

It hurts!

As I screamed internally, I felt the oddly quiet surroundings and lifted my gaze.

Yoon Siwoo looked at me with an indescribable expression.

I thought it was because I had hurt my hand, but his gaze was directed at my face.

I wondered if something was stuck on my face, so I lightly brushed my hand over my cheek.

There was nothing at all.